SODIUM IRON (III) ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE, TRIHYDRATE
Prepared at the 53rd JECFA (1999) and published in FNP 52 Add 7 (1999), superseding specifications prepared at the 41st JECFA (1993), published in FNP 52 Add 2 (1993). Evaluated as safe for use in supervised food fortification programmes at the 53rd JECFA (1999) SYNONYMS Ferric sodium edetate, sodium iron EDTA, sodium feredetate
DEFINITION
Chemical names Sodium [[N,N'-ethanediylbis[N-(carboxymethyl) glycinato]] (4-)] ferrate(1-); sodium [(ethylenedinitrilo) tetraacetato]ferrate(1-); Sodium iron (III) ethylenediaminetetraacetate
C.A.S. number 15708-41-5
Chemical formula C10H12FeN2NaO8 · 3H2O
Formula weight 421.09 (trihydrate)
Assay Not less than 12.5% and not more than 13.5% iron, calculated on the basis of the trihydrate. Not less than 65.5% and not more than 70.5% EDTA, calculated on the basis of the trihydrate.
DESCRIPTION Light yellow coloured powder that is relatively stable and unaffected by storage
FUNCTIONAL USES
Nutrient supplement
